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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1998
Page
2
Jon Hart listed as production director with toll free contact. Drema Radford named business manager. Mark Bowling noted as circulation director. Elizabeth Wilson serves as circulation director.
The State Fair of West Virginia hosts Ag Achievement Awards Day on Thursday August 26 with gates at 8 am events from 8:30 am. judging junior beef heifers swine and draft horses throughout the day plus culinary demos Got Milk and other exhibitions. Carnival rides run 11 am to 11 pm with multiple performances including Swifty Swine racing Rick K and the All Nighters and Savage Garden. Admission details include $13 per person rides and $10 with advance P.O.P. voucher grounds admission extra.
Retired railroad workers recreate old track maintenance with lining bars and spike driving as part of the Appalachian Festival at the Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia in Beckley. Performances are scheduled at noon 2 p.m. and 3 30 p.m. Friday with events across Raleigh County sites.
A local notices page lists multiple events in Raleigh County including an 11 am picnic by the Raleigh County Association of Retired School Employees and AARP at New River Park with drinks and watermelon, a 6 to 9 pm Taste of Beckley festival in downtown, Serendipity Coffee House open late for the same event with an open mic from 8 to 10 pm, and an outdoor drama Honey In The Rock at Grandview Amphitheater at 8:30 pm. Also noted are a youth camp meeting nightly through Sunday, the 120th WV Baptist State Convention at Hilltop Baptist Center, and various community meetings, clubs, and support groups with contact numbers.
Police logs list multiple reports from 8 a.m. yesterday across Beckley and nearby areas. Break ins larcenies and trespassing span several blocks including South Fayette Street New River Park and Rock Creek Lane.
A boil water advisory was issued for the McDowell County PSD Newhall water system due to inadequate disinfection and operator attendance. Residents should boil drinking water for at least one minute before use until further notice.
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